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With learning fractions, there is always the problem of "so many rules to remember". I offer this visual method of splitting the pieces further, and using the arrow notation as a remedy; hopefully this would help fix the method in students' minds.

Making equivalent fractions is like splitting all the pieces further into a certain number of new pieces. For example, if I split all the pieces in 3/5 into three new pieces, there will be 9 pieces. And, instead of 5th parts, they will be 15th parts. If you have an image and you split even the "white pieces" into three new ones, you'll see those 15 parts. So, 3/5 = 9/15.

The arrow notation shown in the video has one arrow between the numerators and another between the denominators. It also has a little "x3" written next to it. This is to signify into how many pieces we split the existing pieces.

This notation can help students not confuse equivalent fractions with fraction multiplication. The two fracti…

According to her, it is a "collection of tips, tidbits, games, and activities for students and teachers of preK-12 mathematics."

She said she wanted to start this kind of carnival because of not finding any blog carnival that would exactly fit what she wanted: a collection of blogposts concentrating on preK-12 math and also specifically on math teaching.

I definitely can second that feeling, being in the math education field and loving even the "lowly" K-6 math. I found several nice posts in the carnival, go check it out!

I'm sorry today's post is totally off topic from math, but I just feel deeply for the topic of food waste and stumbled today on a terrific website called Love Food, Hate Waste.

The UK wastes 1/3 of their food. I know USA is worse.They have recipes categorized by the food item that needs used up; Information about food waste in the UK; Storage tips;Save time & money tips;Case studies, and more.And it's a nice looking site, enjoyable to read. Have your kids learn about this important topic as well!

In the World Math Day, children from across the globe unite in their quest to set a world record in answering mental arithmetic questions. This event involves more than a million students from 160 countries.

Why should your or my children participate? Well, they might love being part of setting a world record! And it's just simple math questions!

Also good to know:

* The event is designed for all ages and ability levels.* There are prizes.* And it's FREE!

How will it work?Simply register your kids online. The actual event will take place in real-time. Kids will answer simple arithmetic questions and play live with other students around the globe.

In 2008 more than one million children from 160 countries combined to correctly answer 182,455,169 questions. This year, they try to break this record.

This video is about using a structured drill to learn multiplication tables. I consider "structured" drill far superior to starting kids with random drill. This kind of drill uses the structure of the table itself to help the children at first.